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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: Placer County Air Pollution Control District

Rule No(s): 236 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: October 14, 2010

Rule Title(s): Wood Products Coating Operations

Date Submitted to ARB: November 8, 2010

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): August 14, 1997

Is the Rule Intended to be Sent to the U.S. EPA as a SIP Revision? Yes No (If No, do not complete remainder of form)

District Contact: Bruce Springsteen Phone Number: (530) 745-2337 E-mail Address: bsprings@placer.ca.gov

Narrative Summary of New Rule or Rule Changes: New Rule Amended Rule

Rule 236 has been amended to be consistent with Rule 218 and Rule 238, and meet Reasonably Available 

Control Technology and All Feasible Measure requirements. Specific changes include extension of rule 

applicability to the entire District, addition of requirements for tints and stains, prohibition of possession, sale, or 

manufacture of non-compliant coating products, elimination of the averaging provision, and updates to test method 

references.

Pollutant(s) Regulated by the Rule (Check): ROG (NOx) SO2

(CO) PM TAC (name):

II. EFFECT ON EMISSIONS

Complete this section ONLY for rules that, when implemented, will result in quantifiable changes in emissions. Attach reference(s) for emission 

factor(s) and other information. Attach calculation sheet showing how the emission information provided below was determined.

Net Effect on Emissions: Increase Decrease N/A

Emission Reduction Commitment in SIP for this Source Category: No. There is no emission reduction commitment from 

this rule in the Sacramento Regional 8-hr Ozone Attainment Plan (SIP).

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: 2008 Area Affected: Placer County

Future Year Control Profile Estimate (Provide information on as many years as possible):

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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: No. There is no emission reduction analysis for this rule in the 

Sacramento Regional 8-hr Ozone Attainment Plan (SIP).

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: No. There is no emission reduction commitment 

from this rule in the Sacramento Regional 8-hr Ozone Attainment Plan (SIP).

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): 2008

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): 0.12 tons/day of ROG based on 2008 emission inventory

Note that the district’s input to the Rule Evaluation Form will not be used as input to the ARB’s emission forecasting and 

planning.

III. SOURCES/ATTAINMENT STATUS

District is: Attainment Nonattainment Split

Approximate Total Number of Small (<100 TPY) Sources Affected by this Amendment: 15

Percent in Nonattainment Area: 95%

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: 0 Percent in Nonattainment Area: NA%

Name(s) and Location(s) (city and county) of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled by Rule (Attach additional sheets as 

necessary): 

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Does the Rule Include Emission Limits that are Continuous? Yes No

If Yes, Those Limits are in Section(s) 302, 303, 304, 305 of the Rule.

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: 

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS 

The Rule Contains:

Emission Limits in Section(s): 302, 303, 304, 305 Work Practice Standards in Section(s): 301, 306

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): 501 Reporting Requirements in Section(s): 502
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VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN 

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment

Discussion: Very small reductions in VOC from amended rule.